AS.PIE
Business & Baking Academy
(a Pie & Pastry Cooperative)
Business & Baking Academy
(a Pie & Pastry Cooperative)
The AS.PIE baking co is a revolutionary program founded by our Youth Advisory Committee.
We support our community by making “Products with a Purpose” to fight isolation and loneliness in our ASD community.
In this program, isolated ASD teens and adults receive peer support while practicing skills needed to be successful out in the community, including: increased employ-ability and entrepreneurship skills. Boosting personal productivity, increase in conflict-resolving skills, improving outlook on life & an increased quality of life are all key outcomes for participants.
Young adult mentors partnered with adult professionals use an adapted relaxed curriculum to teach life, social, business and baking skills to individuals with learning disabilities.
This program is for individuals with special needs ages 13 to 50.
Youth & adults will learn hand-on with the Pie & Pastry Cooperative in the kitchen and offer support to younger participants.
Above all this is a social program and at the end of every session we will enjoy snacks and each others company with a social hour.
The BETTER BAKE FEST Challenge is on..
Help us Raise Funds to purchase our own building with commercial kitchen for programing!
We need $10k to expand this CoOp
Scan the QR code below & Donate Today.
Special thank you to the Knights of Columbus who generously permit this program to utilize their industrial kitchen for this endeavor.
Bishop Murphy KoC Council #3257 is always doing something fun and meaningful for our community. Learn more about our partners & their activities here.
This program is still in its budding stages, but we now meet Monthly on the second Thursday 10:30am – 2:30pm
Look at what we are baking in our kitchen!
You can also support AS.Pie Academy through our new Fundraising Program!
Organizations that need to raise funds get 45% back of all sales through our simple direct sales fundraising model.
Perfect for schools, sports teams, church groups, and scouts.
LEARN MORE HERE
Join the AS.PIE Committee and help develop the flavors and recipes that are offered.
Or for more information on this program email us at AS.GreaterDetroit@gmail.com
Alia owns a small local catering business: Alia’s Catering
They have catered for Lawrence Tech Robotic Competitions & Boy Scouts of America Regional Meetings, as well as some local events.
She is Serve Safe Certified and is attending classes at MCC in Culinary Arts.
Her dream is to own her own bakery one day.
“So many disabled youth are told that they cant have a job, they are often made to feel that they could never be a functioning member of society. I feel I’m called to help others & to teach the public what Acceptance & Equality really looks like.“
